| Allah is the proper name of God, however, we know
Him generally through His attributes. These attributes
describe how Allah manifests Himself to us. God's attributes
are innumerable since human intellect cannot possibly
comprehend every aspect of the Supreme Being. A Hadith
of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) makes mention
of Ninety Nine names of Allah commonly known as al-
Asmaul Husna, the Most Names. In the Holy Quran we read:
"And to Allah alone belong all perfect attributes.
So call Him by these. And leave alone those who deviate
from the right way with respect to His Attributes."
(7:181).
"Allah - there is no God but He, the Living,
the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes
Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatsoever is in
the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is
he that will intercede with Him except by His permission?
He knows what is before them and what is behind them;
and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except
what He pleases. His knowledge extends over the heavens
and the earth; and the care of them burdens Him not;and
He is the High, the Great." (2:256)
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The
similitude of His light is a lustrous niche, wherein
is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as
it were a glittering star. It is lit from blessed
tree - an olive - neither of the east nor of the west,
whose oil would well-nigh glow forth even though fire
touched it not.Light upon light! Allah guides to His
light whomsoever He will. And Allah sets forth parables
to men, and Allah know all things full well.This light
is now lit in houses with regard to which Allah has
ordained that they be exalted and that His name be
remembered in them, Therein is He glorified in the
mornings and the evenings (24:36-37)
"He is Allah, and there is no God beside Him,
the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is Gracious,
the Merciful.He is Allah, and there is no God beside
Him, the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace,
the Bestower of Security, the Protector, the Mighty,
the Subduer, the Exalted. Holy is Allah far above
that which they associate with Him.He is Allah, the
Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most
Beautiful Names. All that is in the heavens and the
earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty the Wise.(59:
23-25)
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
The Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be
upon him) said, "Allah has ninety nine Names,
one hundred less one; and who memorized them all by
heart will enter Paradise." (Bukhari, The Book
of Tauhid.
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